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Deux Français détenus en Iran depuis plus de trois ans ont été formellement inculpés d'espionnage pour le compte du Mossad, l'agence de renseignement israélienne. Cécile Kohler et son compagnon, Jacques Paris, sont également accusés de complot visant à renverser le régime et de l'accusation générale de « corruption sur terre » – un délit passible, comme les autres, de la peine de mort. Kohler, professeure de littérature de 40 ans, et Paris, son compagnon de 72 ans, ont été arrêtés le 7 mai 2022 à la fin d'un voyage touristique en Iran. Leur situation juridique est longtemps restée floue, laissant leurs familles dans l'angoisse et sans réponse.

Two French nationals detained in Iran for more than three years have been formally charged with spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency. Cécile Kohler and her partner, Jacques Paris, also face accusations of conspiracy to overthrow the regime and the sweeping charge of “corruption on earth” — an offense that, like the others, can carry the death penalty. Kohler, a 40-year-old literature teacher, and Paris, her 72-year-old partner, were arrested on 7 May 2022 at the end of a tourist trip to Iran. For a long time, their legal status remained unclear, leaving their families in distress and without answers.

Weeks ahead of the execution in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, Mukesh Singh, one of the four death-row convicts moved a plea in the Supreme Court on Friday, seeking restoration of all his legal remedies alleging his lawyers misled him. New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: Weeks ahead of the execution in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, Mukesh Singh, one of the four death-row convicts moved a plea in the Supreme Court on Friday, seeking restoration of all his legal remedies alleging his lawyers misled him. The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Monday the plea of Mukesh, who has also sought quashing of all orders passed by courts and the rejection of his mercy petition by the president since the day his curative petition was dismissed by the apex court. RELATED |  India | Nirbhaya Convicts To Hang On March 20 At 5:30 am, Says Delhi Court The plea, filed through advocate M L Sharma, sought a CBI probe into alleged "criminal conspiracy" and "fraud" ha...

ALGIERS, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- Algeria's military court on Monday began the first trial session of four individuals including brother of the ousted president, official media reported. The four included Said Bouteflika, brother and adviser of ousted President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Mohamed Mediene, alias Toufik, and Bachir Tartarg, former intelligence chiefs, and Louisa Hanoune, leader of the opposition Workers' party. The four, who were arrested in early May, were charged of conspiring against the state and the army authority. According to Algerian state television, the four defendants face sentences ranging from five years in prison to death penalty. The private television channel of Ennahar reported that the military court, located in the province of Blida, 50 km south of the capital Algiers, is under tight security measures. Ennahar further quoted Miloud Brahimi, lawyer of Mediene, as saying that he is intending to request the postponement of the first t...

In sub-Saharan Africa, a region with no shortage of development issues, Botswana stands out for its strong economy, stable democracy and commitment to the rule of law. But by one measure the country is frighteningly narrow-minded — its support for capital punishment. Most of Africa is abandoning the death penalty, according to Amnesty International. Today, just 10 African countries allow for capital punishment and only a handful ever use it. But Botswana — an affluent, landlocked, diamond-exporting state — is among the leading exceptions. After a lull in killings in 2017, it has resumed by executing convicted murderers Joseph Tselayarona (28) in February and Uyapo Poloko (37) in May. Botswana’s legal system, and the basis for capital punishment, is rooted in English and Roman-Dutch common law. According to the country’s penal code, the preferred punishment for murder is death by hanging. Although the Constitution protects a citizen’s “right to life”, it makes an exce...